University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross on Tuesday asked the Legislature's budget-writing committee to approve a new public authority for the UW System, a "dedicated and stable funding stream" and to reduce the governor's proposed $300 million budget cut over the next two years.

Shortly after he finished his testimony, a handful of protesters burst into the room shouting, "No cuts, no deals." Followed by four Capitol police officers, the protesters marched past the table where Cross was sitting to give testimony before the Joint Committee on Finance.

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Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

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The loss of JT is one thing, the loss of Gasser is another.Until a back court tandem is established this team will be feeling its way, learning on the job............and against a team like Florida the result was exactly what it should have been.

Very disappointed in the defense, especially inside, nobody showed up, or is willing to take a hit, a bunch of wimps inside. Best defender is Jackson. AND the out rebounded by 20 boards wtf is that??? Man to Man is fine but sag to the tin what the hell! Pitiful BO defensive effort tonight!

Florida unreal shooting early ended this one. Berggren looked good, Dekker looked good, Jackson might be a contributor this year. Marshall a question mark and Evans and Brust were not up to par tonight. Most coaches look to these early tough road tests to get a look at their guys under pressure and as aids to getting ready for conference play. Interesting to see how they react.

Evans was a real no-show, and Marshall probably had first big-game jitters. Dekker looks to be the real deal, though it's hard to judge after only one real test. Look for Berggren and the Bruiser to have fine senior seasons.

Wow, did Ryan Evans play an awful offensive game. He took some ugly, ugly shots and looked totally out of sync.

True freshmen Sam Dekker looked like the only Badger unintimidated by the Gators aggressiveness. Berggren and Kaminsky played timid and Brust was undisciplined and out of control on offense and often out of position on defense.

Other than Dekker, Jackson was the only guy who looked worthy of even sharing the court with the Gators. Honestly, Bo didn't even really look into the game. @AZ Mike, you're going to get outrebounded by 20 when you miss 22 more shots than your opponent.

Watch this tape as an example of how not to play Wisconsin basketball and move on.

Defense looked slow, flat-footed, and confused.Offense looked tentative, intimidated, and like they were simply blindly feeling their way in the dark.Florida shot red-hot, because they were on a hot streak, but also because Wisconsin was slow and poor defense.Badgers were also two tentative on the rebounding end, both on offense and defense.It's not the end of the world, the ship will get righted, the Badgers will do pretty well this year. But tonight they look like crap.I just hope that all the UW recruits already signed their letters of intent during the day today, before tonight's performance.

Point guard play will need to develop. Very impressed with Dekker. They haven't had a wing/slasher type player like that in a long time. He could develop into a Robbie Hubble type of player. Hopefully with better luck in the health department.

Agree eddie. Since our offense relies on moving the ball around, Florida pressure and our lack of an experienced point guard meant that it took too long to get the ball up the court and into our offense. Loss of Gasser really showed up last night but teams will pressure us until we have a backcourt tandem that can get the ball upcourt quicker and get us into our offense more aggressively.

At one point Fla was 18-22 from the field which, as they noted, is hard to do in uncontested shooting drills. We didn't play all that well but they were off the charts hot to start.

Very impressed with Dekker and Showalter. Dekker looks like he will be a star, Showalter needs to develop his shot, but he is like a 6 foot 2 version of Bruiser. Good future for both of these players. Good things to look forward to for Wisconsin Basketball!

@Eddie - I think it's spelled Hummel or something like that. Not like the telescope. :)

The Badger defense will improve as players more consistently follow the rules about switching and coming over the top on screens. Many of the open shots were the results in breakdowns in following the defensive rules. That looked to me to the result of inexperienced guard play. Deep play into the bench also may be a factor. As the a rotation settles down, expect that many of those issues will improve.

On offense, the Badgers had a hard time getting the ball inside. Unless they get entry passes or drives to the basket, they will be relying on the outside shooting. If the shots are not falling, like in the first half, then there isn't anything else. Only Dekker and Brust showed any propensity to drive. Without any inside-out action, the Badgers are going to struggle to score.

In any case, Florida shot the ball at surreal rates. It's hard to beat a team that doesn't miss. The Badgers contributed to that by giving up some easy looks. But still. Florida is ranked #10 for a reason. They have talent, loads of experience and are well coached. There's no shame in losing at Florida.